the cards are stacked against

the cards are stacked against somebody

if the cards are stacked against someone, they are not at all likely to succeed in a particular situation because they have a lot of problems He fought a brilliant campaign, but the cards were stacked against him from the start.

See play cards right

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Konstantinos	kon-stahn-DEE-nos	Greek
Efstathios	-	Greek
Alma	['ælmə]
Pasqualina	-	Italian
Dimitris	-	Greek
ErkİN	-	Turkish